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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
A Town Swept Away.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, June 27.-Fire almost
swept the town of Marshfeld out of exist
ence this afternoon and 2,OOO people are
homeless. The loss is not less than 81 co.,
GOO. All communication by wire
is cut off and it is almost
impossible to learn particulars. A locomo'
tive spark started blaze at noon in the
lumber yard of the Upham furniture fac
tory and it rapidly developed into roaring
fire that spread toward the town. Insult
ficient fire protection facilities prevented any
resistance to the flames and soon several
fourishing factories, the business blocks
along the main street, and adjoining res
licences, were wrapped in flames. The
people gathered such household effects
as they could and fed to the woods.
Aut one store and few half burned houses,
remain of the fourishing town. Many peo-
pie were transferred by specials to neigh
boring towns and others comped on the out
skirts of the town. Among
the buildings that were destroyed
were wooden ware factory
the grist mill, saw mill and factory of the
Upham Manufacturing company. The Ire
mont and several minor hotels and ware
houses along the Wisconsin Central, its de-
pot, four churches and the entire business
centre. The insurance is less than one-ffth
of the loss.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Alright With Contrabands.

GALVESTON, TEX, June pa dispatch
from Eagle Pass to the Nescs says: Intelli.
gence was received here at a late hour last
night that a sanguinary conflict was In
progress between the river
puards and smugglers at q.
6oint fifteen miles below Piedras Negras, in
Mexico. The conflict is still in progress. A
scouting party of river guards and police
numbering twenty-five men surprised
band Of twenty smugglers well
armed, with q cavalcade of twenty packed
mules. The smugglers at once showed
fight and at the first volley two of the guards
fell dead and four had their horses killed un-
der them. The guards then fell back
and dispatched courier to Piedras Negras
for reinforcements. In the meantime the
smugglers fell back toward the Rio Grande
with the evident purpose of crossing the
river to the American side,
from which they were distant
about eight miles. The smugglers IN their
retreat are keeping up desultory skir-
mish with the reinforced guards,
who are harassing them IN rear.
When It became apparent that the design Of
contrabandists was to seek refuge on
American soil the Mexican authorities not
fed Collector Threlkeld, who dis
R Inspectors from this city to intsrcsps
them. A brisk fight is anticipated. A Nex-
lean guard who arrived in Piedras Ne0ras
late this evening from the scene Of act3on,
reports the fight still In progress and one q
more guards killed. The loss of The smuG.
glers g unknown.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Hotels Can Sell.

New YORK, June 24-The general term of
the supreme court has reversed the decision
of the lower court in the hotel case and Or
dered the release from custody of James H.
Breslin, proprietor of the Gilsey house, and
Chas. N. Villas, of the Fifth Avenue hotel,
who submitted to arrest in order that judi
cial construction of the act prohibiting the
sale or gift of spirituous liquors on Sundays
and special or general election days, might
be had. The two hotel proprietors sold
we're arrested by Police Captain Williams
and then through writs of habeas
corpus and certiorari the matter came be-
fore the supreme court, which decided
against the hotel keepers. and the matter
went to the general term with the above re-
suit. AS matters stand now saloons must
remain closed on Sunday, but hotel keepers
may sell liquor to guests with their meals.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
THE OTHER SIDE.

The Land Grant Railroads Enter Strong
Protests Against the Orders withdraw
ing Their Lands.
tary of the interior has received answers
from all the land grant railroads named
in his rule dated May %, 1887, requiring
them to show cause On or before June n,
1887, why the several orders of withdrawal
from settlements of lands within their in
land restored to settlement The st. Paul
Il Sioux City Railway company in its ans
wer takes the position that it Is under the
power and the jurisdiction of the secretary
of the interior as the law stood to restore to
settlement any lands in the indemnity limits
of that company but certainly not until grant
shall have first been finally adjusted. 1t holds
that so far as indemnity lands are concerned
the acts of 1857, 1864 and 1866 being in pari-
materi, the last amendatory of the earlier
grants, and all operating upon precisely the
same subject matter, that is, to stay on Sc.
lection of indemnity lands, stand and must
be construed together as one enactment and
into that is entirely incorporated the dl.
vision which congress saw fit to enact
in the act of March 3, 1865, viz:
Direction to the secretary of the interior
to withdraw from the market land en-
braced by the provisions of the act, and
hence it follows that the withdrawal of al!
the indemnity lands within twenty miles OF
the road was legislative withdrawal, that
when the secretary of the Interior issued the
necessary executive or administrative order
to carry that withdrawal into effect
he exhausted all powers of
tho land department over the
subject. That the public lands of the
United States are only disposable under the
direction of congress. It refuses legislation
by that body before its actions dedicatlne
the land in question to particular purpose
can be repeated, modified OF
set asiGe and that congress
not having repealed its legislation
with regard to the grant, any attempt on the
part of the executive officer in the way OF
the revocation of the act of his predecessor
is in opposition to the direction of congress.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Masonic Convention.

CHICAGO, June 24.-The convention Of
present and past Grand Master Masons of
the United States and Canada, was conclud-
ed to-day. resolution by Judge 0. A..
Bassett, of Lawrence, Kan, affirming the SUI
premacy of grand lodges i'll their territories
was carried. This was the principal subject
before the convention and much satisfac-
ton was expressed at the result attained
Grand Master Darrah said tonight that the
object of the convention had
been misconstrued. There was
no intention to form supreme
grand lodge or interfere with the jurisdic-
ton of the state grand lodge in matters of a
judicial or executive nature. This was the
first convention of the kind ever held.
Others will now follow. A committee of five
was appointed to name the next place of
meeting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
The EntOInbed Miners.

VIRGINIA CRY, New, June 25.-Unavailing
efforts were repeatedly made o-day to rescue
the six miners remaining entombed in the
burning Gould & Curry mine, in
which five miners lost their lives
last night. The fire was extinguished
about noon to-day and the cage sent
down, but it was driven back after it had
reached the 1000 foot level. Relays of miners
are tunneling through from the Consoi
dated Virginia mine and expect to reach the
place of the imprisoned miners by noon to-
morrow. The damage to the mine from
fire is very slight. It is known that the i'm
prisoned men were alive at 2 o'clock
this morning, which has occasioned great
energy on the part of the relief parties,
holding out hopes that the miners may be
still alive when the tunnelis completed.
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DAVIS DECLINES.
Jen Cannot Accept an Invitation 20 De
liver an Address

Je6 Cannot Accept an Invita4ion 20 De-
liver an Address.
CHICAGO, June 23.-An Inter-Ocean
special from DanviIle, ILL.,, says: The fol-
lowing letter was received to-day:
BEAUvAIR, MISS, June 20.
Colonel Phocian Ho,cdrd:
DEAR S1R:-In answer to your letter of re-
quest by the Danville Farmers and Mechan-
les institute that I should deliver
an address at its fair, reply
ago delivered an address at the Winnebago
county fair and was received with great
courtesy. There / was among friends, for
my memory went back to the months of
June, July and August, 1882, when as lieu
tenant upon the staff of Colonel Zachary
Taylor was stationed at Prairie Du Chen,
Fort Crawford a as IT. It was su,or then
history of the Black Hawk war it was my
good fortune to help in protecting the pio-
neer settlers of that country whose descend
ants spoke to at Rockford. cannot come
to Illinois this year. Thanking the assocla-
ton through you'll have only to say as said
last September in letter to Col. J.T. Shaw,
of Baltimore, that I deny the charges made
against me by William Z. Sherman In which
he says that was foremost In encouraging
the late war. say to you, my dear colonel,
that 1 did all in my power to prevent the late
war, and that never looked for nor
aspired to the post of the chief executive of
the confederate states. l may say that the
order of the war department to return the
captured flags to the late confederate states
was a violation of all known military pre-
cedents. You will find in my history of the
late war that there were but 26 regiments
of regular troops in the army of the north,
and Of the total of $50 confederate flags cap
tured it is questionable if those twenty-six
regiments captured fifty. The flags were
captured by the volunteer army of the
several states, and have no right in the ma
tional capital.
Respectfully yours,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Troops Changing Posts.

WASHINGTON, June A-An order will soon
be issue from the war department making
the following important changes of stations
in the army, which will go into effect as
soon after the LIST of July as possible. The
headquarters of Company ga" and four
troops of the Seventh cavalry will be trans
ferred from Fl. Meade, Dak.,. by
marching to Fl. Riley, Kan. The head
quarters of the Fifth cavalry, now at Fort
Riley. will be transferred to such posts In
the Indian Territory as the commanding
general Of the department of the Missouri
may designate. Two of the three trool,s OF
the Fifth cavalry now at Fort Riley, Will go
to Fort Sill, l. T., and the other two to Fort
Elliott, Tex. This will give Colonel For.
sythe of the Seventh cavalry, command OF
the new cavalry and artillery school lately
authorized by congress and for construction
of which $4,000 is now being
expended. The two troops of the same reg
.iment at Fl. Sill are TO be transferred by
marching to the department of Texas ana
then by marching all the troops OF the 1hra
cavalry will change stations wsth troops OF
of the Eighth cavalry. This will put the
Third cavalry ON the lower kio Grande. Inc
Twelfth infantry, now stationed In the de-
partment OF the Lakes, will change by rail-
way with The Eleventh infantry, now IN the
department of Dakota, with headquarters at
Fit Sully.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Western Rates.

CHICAGO, June 23.-At q meeting of the
Central Traffic association held to-day to
consider the serious cut in rates to the sea-
board made by the Wabash Western rail
way it was resolved that Chairman Fink
and the eastern trunk lines be appealed
to for such action as would
adequately protect their western connection,
and prevent the decentralization that might
follow unauthorized rates of the Wabash
Western. The trunk lines were asked to re-
quire the observance of equal through rates
to the extent, if necessary, of withdrawing
through tariffs and through line arrange
ments with disturbing roads. If the trunk
lines cannot take the action, they were asked
to concur in the recommendation of the
Central Traffic association that rates be
promptly reduced from time to time to
meet the lower tariffs of other railroads
The association lines are to act jointly on
lower tariffs as the occasion requires.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
KANSAS CITY, June %. 1887.

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
KANSAS CITY, June %. 1887.
Live Stock Indicator reports:
FLOUR-Very dull. Nothing except in mixed
Quotations are for established brans in car
lots per half barrel in sacks a. follows: Xxx. 8Oc;
Xxx. 1891 05. family. 81 1O@1 20; choice
81 SO@1 40; fancy. 81 5O@1 IS; patent, 81 a0@
90; rye. 81 S091 80. Fipm city mills ESQ
hieher.
last report -. bushels; Withdrawals, 1,2Oe
bushels leaving stock in store as reported to the
board of trade today, 81, $50.
The market on change To-day was weaker.
june, 64Ac bid, e2nc asked: July. 6Oc bid, &c
asked; August, SIC bid. 6s1lc asxod.
CORN Receipts at regular elevators since
lastreports; 1897 bushels and Withdrawals s727
bushels, leaving stock in store as reported to the
board Of trad1to-day, az, 2Os bushels.
No. 3 cash. ssKc bid. ssSc asked; June, 2sXc bid.
b as.s 81 :.Rs :o 3D. aasG St
OATs-No cash. 2sc bid. 271c asked.
June. 20 bids, 2S1ac asked; July, zoe bid. &c
RYRENo 3 cash. 4sNo bid, 4Oo asked; Re-
jocted each, no bids nor offerings
POULTRY Liva-Old hens, t heavy. s. IS
Per dozen; 81 BOOSTERS q Coz e5; TURKEYS. Sc
Dreseed-Chickeps. Sc; turkeys, 11t,12c.
EGGS Steady, 91Ic.
BUTTER Good, creamery. fancy. 25c; gocd
Zoe; fine d.iry, 2 C; store pacAed. l2h@isc;
common Ga &c.
HA y; Fancy small baled. 81 oe.
OIL CAKE-Per 100 lbs. sacked 81 Is; S1 90
pr ton free on board cars. Car lots. $40 90 per
ton.
CORN MEAL-Green, TO; dried. SIC; chop
yellow 60c bulk; h5c sacked.
SHIPPING STUFF-Bulk, 57@62e.
FL AXSEED-9Oc.
BRAN-Bulk 55c, sacked COO.
CASTOR BEANS-$l S.
HiDES.Dly flint No. l. per pound, 12c: No.
q 1Oc, dry flint bulls snd stays. Toe: dry ealted.
No. /, I2c; No. 2. Sc; green saltsd. No. 1, lac;
No. q &c: green salted bull and stag, SIC; green,
incurred No; I, 6ec; 80. 2 5Xc; calf. 1850
sheep pelts, dried. 91llc per ID.
WOOL-Mi.sou unwashei heavy, q Is ,
lsc; light dns. 1Sc; medium: gag $50: medium
ombiug, 22@24c: coarse cnnbing, 20@ 1c; low
and carpet. 15@l7c; Kansas and Nebraska. heavy
tub wa he'd choice medium. s4@s5c; FIRE 2A@35c;
dipgy aud iow, I7639
CHEESE..We quote: Full cream, 1l@14xc;
fats. Ia &C.; YOUNG American, $50: Kansas lilo.
BROOM confederation; HurL lOc; self.
working. 6G7; common, s. ; crooked. shGlc.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Removing to the South.

New YORK, June 23.-The Commercial
Advertiser says negotiations are said to be
going on in this city looking to the removal
of the works of the United States rolling
stock company from Urbana, O., where they
are now situated, to Decatur, Ala. The COM
pany is one of the largest car manufacturing
concerns in the country. Major E. G. Gordon,
of the Decatur Land, Improvement and Fur
derstood that he is conducting the negotia-
tons for labama parties. He declined
to discuss the matter just now, The COM
pany represented by Major Gordon has a
capital of $1,000, 600, all of which, except
$4,000, was subscribed by southerners. 1t
was organized last January and already has
twenty three mills and factories in operation
or in process of construction.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
The Army of the Potomac.

SARATOGA, June 23.-Three hundred per-
sons attended the banquet of the Army of
the Potomac at Congress hall this evening.
The toasts and the names of the respondents
are as follows: president of the United
States" General John G. Black; 1.-THE State
of New York." Colonel Calvin E. Pratt;
Saratoga, its History and its People, y
Professor Nathan Smith Shepard; "The
Army of the Potomac" General Henry w.
Slocum; sour Sister Societies, and Brothers
in Arms" General w. T. Sherman; 'The
Army and Navy" General Whipple; "Our
Sisters, Wives aud Mother-in-laws," Gener-
al George H. Sharpe; "The Volunteers
General D. E. Sickles; 'The Army of the
James," Corporal Tanner; ''The Press" D.
F. Richie; "The New President" General
j. G. Robinson; "The National Guards of
the State of New York." General Butter
field; 'The Orator of the Day." G. M. De-
pew; "The Poet of the Occasion" Wallace
Bruce.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Congratulations,

New York, June 25.-Wednesday at Sara
toga the Army of the Potomac adopted the
resolutions introduced by Corporal Tanner
with but one dissenting vote. They con-
graduate the country that the flags are to re-
main in the keeping of the national au-
thorities and pronounce them holy relics
which should not be burned or given away
but preserved, that they may remind future
generations of the awful sacrifice of the civil
war and inspire them with devotion to the
union.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
THE PANIC.
that Jay Gould Brought It all
About


New YORK. June 25.-The Times saws:
ssPeople do not creditall statements made
by the Gould crowd yesterday. Gould and
Sage called loans by wholesale. They did
their level best to corner money and they
tumbled basketsful of stocks on the market.
The break was of their own designing. 1t
was their own Western Union and Missouri
Pacific and Manhattan that they used
to slug the market with, and if they were
not cunning after Cyrus Field every indica-
ton seemingly worthy of attention is all
wrong. Gould and Sage do not love Field"
Field is loaded heavily with Manhattan.
Gould has been loaner of money to Henry
s. Ives. He called $8,000,OOO yesterday,
though Gould has been advertised good deal
lately as partner of Ives. Jesse Seligman
says that gold is on its way here from Eu-
rope and that tight money is no longer q
danger. Other bankers with foreign con-
nections gave Mr.. Seligman's opinion and
endorsement. Russell Sage and Jay Gould
slaughtered every one of their friends, as
their hangers-on have leave to label them
his wholesale collecting of loans that he
thought stocks were cheap and he could use
his money to better advantage in the market
than in loans.
WASHINGTON, juno 25.-Secretary Fair
child this afternoon telegraphed to all as
sistant treasurers directing the payment of
July interest checks and coupons upon pres
entation. Many of the interest checks for
registered bonds were mailed in advance in
anticipation of this action, SO as to facilitate
their payment. The effect will be to release
from the sub-treasury about 100000. Sim
liar action heretofore has been taken by the
department whenever occasion demanded,
but it sometimes happened that authority
for their payment before maturity was with
held.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Haskell Commencement.

LAWRENCE, KAN. June 24.-The gradua-
ting exercises of Haskell Institute took place
tonight. There was large number OF
guests present and the programme was rem
dered in an excellent manner.
There were four graduates as fol-
lows: Robert White, Crow Dudley, Shawnee
Albert Fontwells, William Blakeslee. The
Institute has finished a year of successful
work under the careful management of Gov
ernor Robinson. Three hundred and
twenty-five boys and girls from the different
agencies are enrolled. About forty more
IRE expected in few days from Houghton,
Ia
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
ATTORNEYS Disbarred.

GARDEN CRY, KAN, June N.--Hon. Wal
ter Cleary. speciaI agent of the interior de-
partment for this land district, to-day sent
to Washington recommendations for the
disbarment of ten land attorneys of Morton
county, this state. They are charged with
dealing IN accomplishments in. government
lands and advertising the same IN the pa
pers. This action covers nearly all the land
attorneys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Kansas City Live stock Market.
KANSAS Cry. June ;G 1877

CATTLE-Receipts Loo head; shipments, -.
head. Market on change was dull aud week.
God to choice IS Q0@4 10: common to medium
8 4O6s 81; etockers, 81 Jugs o.; feeding steerA
$ 00ds Is; grass Texas steers. = 506S %; cows
q 75@3 so.
head. Market on change to-day opened steady
Good to choice, g 756l IS; common to medium
81 20 { 20: skips and pigs. . 0O94 90
Ssh seceipts al6 bead; shipments -.
. O00s 50; common TO medium. 1soo3 n.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
After Seventeen Year,.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June IA special to the
Post Dispatch from Little Rock, Ark, says:
Thomas Whitaker was arrested Last night az
Green Forest on the charge of numbering
Andrew Wilson of Tennessee, seventeen years
AGO. The charge was made by Rev. j: J..
Wilson. prominent minister of southern
Arkansas. He recognized Whitaker at q
revival meeting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Troops for the Froptier.

VIENNA, june 25.-Dispatches from War
saw state that Russia has decided to create
five new companies of gems d'armes to
be stationed along tho Austrian frontier. It
is officially stated here that King Milan in
tends to abdicate the Servian throne.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
Suicide;

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, June 25.-This after
noon Bernard Joachim, barkeeper, after
being told by his Is year old wife that she
would no longer live with him, shot at hen
twice without effect and then sent bullet
through his own brain. Mrs. Joachim is
younger sister Of Joachim's frst wife, who
died three months ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

SOMEONE asks for the number Of feet
IN each line Of "The Rhymes OF the
Rail- We suggest two tramps feet
Free Pvsss.
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COuaDsinG.

HnnA, Juno N.-H il reported that tho
rebellion against the Ameer m Aghanistan
i collapeing and that the Ghilxais are ~
turning to fheir homes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

cent. In the price OF carbOnS. Inc new COM
bination has contracted for the entire petro-
leum-coke product of the Standard Oil COM
pany, and will manufacture carbons at New
York. The new move simply means the
substitution of one monopoly for another,
and will be of no advantage to the general
p lblic.
The Egyptian question is making good
deal of trouble for European diplomates. A
cabinet council was hurriedly summoned at
London, to consider the matter. The
English government is said to be greatly
irritated by the attitude of France and Rus
STA toward the convention.
At Fort Worth, Texas, D. B. Kennedy at
tempted to prevent his friend w. Z. Grigsby
from killing himself, and was shot dead by
the latter. Grigsby is insane.
At the annual meeting of the Irish arch
bishops and bishops, held at Dublin, resOlu-
Governor Blake, of the Bahamas, has
been appointed governor of Newfoundland,
and is succeeded by Sir Ambrose Shea
Freeman Clarke, ex-comptroller of the
currency, and member of congress fol-
several terms, died at Rochester, New York,
aged 78.
Mile. Campos and M. Garbeuf, the blue
blooded clippers from Paris, were married al
Dover, England.
The pope has sent couple of represents
tives to Ireland on a special mission, which
is declared to be purely ecclesiastical.
Charles Williams, of Erie, Pennsylvania
blew out his brains ON his wife's grave. IL
VAS TO have been married again and TIE
Wedding party had already assembled before
the suicide had become known.
Baron de Seller, the naturalized Ameri-
can. Who recently threatened to loom up AZ
IN 7nternafiond issue, has bean consigned
70 an insane asylum IN France.
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